GAME OF UNCLE TOM AND LITTLE EVA

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

GAME OF UNCLE TOM AND LITTLE EVA

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.625 a-w

Description

a-b. Box: Two-part cardboard box, with printed paper label on lid: "GAME OF/ UNCLE TOM/ AND/ LITTLE EVA/ PUBLISHED BY V. S. W. PARKHURST/ No. 47 WESTMINSTER STREET/ PROVIDENCE, R. I." and image of young girl kneeling on rustic style bench, open book on footstool nearby. c. Card: Printed instructions for game, doubles as "JUSTICE" card; printed: "Entered... in the year 1852". d-w. Cards: Twenty cards, numbered to create five groups of four cards each, each printed with an image of a character from the novel and his or her name; d-e-f-g. Group 1: Tom Loker, Legree; Cassy, Haley; h-i-j-k. Group 2: Eliza, Little Harry, George Harris, The Manufacturer; l-m-n-o. Group 3: St. Clare, Little Eva, Miss Ophelia, Topsy; p-q-r-s. Group 4: Uncle Tom, Aunt Chloe, Mose, Pete; t-u-v-w. Group 5: Mr. Shelby, Mrs. Shelby, Massa George, Sam.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

V. S. W. Parkhurst

Date made

1852

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

SP 5149
SS.62.625

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3 in

Depth

1-1/8 in

Length

4-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 x 1 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (7.6 x 2.9 x 10.5 cm)

Material

Paper, Cardboard

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Sides of box split and very worn; instruction card torn; stains and dirt on all cards and box

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Similar to "Go Fish" in which players must ask one another for cards to complete family groups. The player left with the Eva, Uncle Tom and Justice cards is the winner. [Jessa J. Krick, 9/27/2010]

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14E